With time ticking down in the third period, Michael Kapla sent a crisp pass from behind the net to Nick Lappin in front who was able to bury it to break the tie as the Binghamton Devils beat the Laval Rocket 2-1 on Saturday at Place Bell Arena.
Lappin’s game winning goal was his fourth in as many games as the Devils (3-1-0-0) earned a split with the Rocket (2-2-0-0) on the weekend series and have won three out of four to start the season.
With the shot total weighing heavily in favor of the home team, netminder Mackenzie Blackwood (1-0-0-0, 1.